Dan Cirucci: Jobs Bill Passes NJ State Senate

Monday, November 22, 2010

Jobs Bill Passes NJ State Senate

Legislation that would help businesses preserve jobs and expand operations in New Jersey was unanimously passed by the New Jersey State Senate today.
The bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Senator Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) broadens the availability and revises the terms of financial assistance under New Jersey’s Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant (“BRRAG”) Program, which awards tax credits against the corporation business tax and various taxes on insurers.
"Jobs are highly mobile in today’s economy and can move anywhere with little notice," stated Kyrillos. "New Jersey faces a choice: either we incentivize businesses to relocate to New Jersey and expand operations here, or we watch as those employers choose to go elsewhere. By expanding the BRRAG program we will be better able to compete as a destination for business and send a message to unemployed New Jersey residents that state government will fight for every opportunity to put them back to work.”
The current credit of $1,500 per employee would be increased to a maximum of $9,000, with the final amount being based on the total number of retained jobs. If a business failed to meet its job retention commitment, its credit award would be reduced proportionately and it would forfeit the unused credits.
The impetus of the legislation came after Morris Township-based Honeywell International was considering moving its 1200-employee headquarters from Morris Township to Pennsylvania. Honeywell executives decided to stay only after learning about possible tax reforms that would make operating a business in New Jersey more affordable.
"Honeywell was following the lead of so many other companies, who could no longer afford to operate in New Jersey," concluded Senator Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) who represents the township where Honeywell is located an is a co-sponsor of the bill. "In order to keep New Jersey working we need to address the problem

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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